Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- August 7, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Wright County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -93.880
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 7, 1980
16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
16 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod
- When
- August 7, 12:35 AM CST
- Where
- McLeod County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -94.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey
- When
- August 7, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -93.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 7, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -93.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka
- When
- August 7, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -93.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- August 7, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -92.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- August 7, 1:25 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -92.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- August 7, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore
- When
- August 7, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.680, -92.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Winona
- When
- August 7, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Winona County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -91.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- August 7, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -91.480
Hail, Wilkin
- When
- August 7, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.270, -96.580
Hail, Wilkin
- When
- August 7, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.100, -96.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock
- When
- August 7, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.500, -96.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka
- When
- August 7, 10:56 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -93.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Nobles
- When
- August 7, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nobles County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.680, -95.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Isanti
- When
- August 7, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Isanti County
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -93.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 7, 11:50 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -95.150
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 7, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 7, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 7, 1980
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- Tornado in Colorado, August 7, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 7, 1980
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10054641, 10054857, 10054858, 10054859, 10054860, 10054861, 10054862, 10054863, 10054864, 10054865, 10054866, 10054867, 10054868, 10054869, 10054870, 10054871, 10054872, 10054873.